Hello, Hello

So, it's been a while since I posted "I'm Not Dead", explaining my lack of posting and my need for a break from blogging.

This "break" turned out to be for more than two years.

When I created that post, I think I did believe that I was not going to come back. I was stressed and I felt like I wasn't a part of the book blogging world. To be honest, after I started my hiatus, things were still stressful for me (some of which I really don't want to get into right now).

Now, though, I am done with college and things have settled (kind of). I'm in a lull, trying to figure out what is next, and I've been looking at my old book reviews and looking for new books to read, and I realized that I miss posting on here. So...I'm back!

I don't really expect anyone to be reading this. Honestly, I didn't have very many followers before and I don't blame anyone for unfollowing within my "hiatus". That is something that I want to change my viewpoint on. I used to stress about the fact that no one was reading my posts, so what was the point? My new line of thinking, it doesn't matter if no one reads my posts. As selfish as it sounds, I need to think about posting for me and use this blog to just talk about books and as a destresser instead of a source of stress. To not worry about posting a certain number of times a week.

We'll see how this goes. I'm going to start posting some content this week! Meanwhile, I will be updating my previous reviews. I've been noticing some cringy typos *shudders*

Also, if anyone happens to be reading this post, I need some more blogs to follow! Many have disappeared from my email feed these past two years and I'm wanting to follow some new blogs! If you have a blog, feel free to tell me it!

Sincerely,

I'm Not Dead

Hello! Long time no see!

It's been a very long time since I posted and, to be perfectly honest, I've been dreading creating this post. But, I have some explaining to do.

During the summer, I was a camp counselor. I spent almost every day watching pre-teens and teens, sometimes from 6:00 am to midnight. So, I didn't get to post. Then, school started. I am a junior in college this year and I just started at a new school. Even though I do not have a job, I seem to be spending a lot of my time on homework and group projects.

I've been having more free time lately, but...I didn't want to post on my blog. I admit, it has been nice not stressing about my blog. I didn't have to worry about the weekly posts, the comments, the reviews, I could spend my time doing other things (like, apparently, playing Sims).

Right now, I'm not in any hurry to write more blog posts, but that's not to say that I'll never blog again. It does feel like I am out of the community right now. I do miss going over my thoughts in book reviews and I haven't added very many new books to my TBR pile recently. Come Christmas break, I may come back to the blogging world, but right now, I just want to destress by playing Sims, writing, and reading books.

Goodbye, for now.

Things are going to get crazy around here!

I just wanted to give you guys fair warning that my blog is going to look crazy during the next few days.I decided to finally redesign my blog, so the blog is going to look pretty funky. Just please ignore anything out of place and I hope have a snazzy log in the end!

Thanks!

Apologies

This is just a quick post to apologize. You might have not noticed this, but I haven't really been posting very much lately. I hate excuses, but I have been moving back into my apartment and school is just starting back up (tomorrow in fact), so I haven't really sat down and written blog posts lately. I feel bad for the unexpected hiatus, but life does come first. I help to get back in the groove soon!

Summer is Here...and I Need to Get My Butt in Gear

So, summer is here!

For the past few months, I haven't been the World's Best Blogger. Almost all of my posts were pre-scheduled memes, I haven't been commenting, and my reviews have been lacking, I was busy finishing off school, had finals, then I went and got sick. Yippee. Now, I'm perfectly healthy (ish) and have ALL THE FREE TIME!

Okay, okay, so what is my point in writing his post? Since I have all of this free time, I am able to do all the work (blogging and otherwise) that I've been meaning to do for quite awhile. So, this post is just my way of slapping myself in the face to get my butt in gear!

What I'm Planning/Goals:

• First off, I what to redesign my blog so much! GAH! I hate my header and my overall blog just needs a makeover! This is going to be a ton of work, but I'm willing to do it!
• Clean up! I need to clean up some posts, add reviews to my review archive, as well as update some posts.
• Review books. Duh. I'm still doing my New Year's Resolution, I'm surprised it has lasted so long, to review every book I read. I currently have 26 books I need to review. *cringes* On the bright side, I've reviewed over 120 books so far this year, so that's good, right?
• BE SOCIAL!!! I really want to say hi to other bloggers, but I'm so scared to! I've been commenting, but I recently realized that Twitter is apparently very important in the blogging community! Sadly, I don't know how to Twitter. I'm @goldenfurpro if anyone wants to try and get me out of my shell.
• More discussion posts and other fun things! I need to spruce things up! 
• Request a book on Edelweiss! Seriously. This SCARES me, but I need to go for it! I plan on doing this by the end of the month.
• Request a physical ARC. Maybe... I don't want to get too crazy.
• Just all around be bloggy! 

Also, not blog related, but I really want to finish writing my book!

So, I hope I'm able to get my blog happy again and be a happy blogger! I'll leave you with Dug, because Dug is awesome.

What about you? Doing any bloggy things this summer?

I'm a Pitiful Blogger

I have realized that I have not posted on this blog since December 7th, which was a month ago.

And I quick look at the Archive shows that I hardly posted at all since I first started this blog.

(2 posts in November, 9 in October, and so on) 

And a majority of these posts are just memes. Nothing original.

And. I. Am. Ashamed.

I started this blog a few Septembers ago and, I admit it, I was not ready to start a blog.

I was bored, just started following blogs, and decided that it would be fun to start my own.

It just seemed so easy.

But it's not easy starting a blog and I wasn't willing to go through what it takes to start one.

This year, though, as my New Year's Resolution, I have decided to revive this blog. 

The difference this time is that I am willing to try.

This blog has 40 followers and hardly any posts whatsoever, but I want to bring this blog into existence.

So, my few followers, I intend to get out of my "cone of shame" and make this pathetic blog a less pathetic blog.